East Prairie School has a health office staffed by an RN who is available to provide needed first aid, administer daily physician-prescribed medication, and support student health plans. School Nurse, Hannah Sahyouni (RN, BSN) oversees all health services.

Contact Nurse Hannah:

hsahyouni@eps73.net - 847-673-1176

Please keep your student home if they are feeling sick.

• Stay home if:

  • Fever over 100.4 anytime in the last 24 hours

  • Throwing up anytime in the last 24 hours

  • Diarrhea anytime in the last 24 hours

  • Within 24 hours of the start of antibiotics

• Please call or email Nurse Hannah, or Mrs. Mueller in the front office to report your child's absence. 847-673-1176 - hsahyouni@eps73.net

Students with any health impairment or diagnosis should contact Nurse Hannah before the start of the school year.

What are the reasons that the school nurse will call a parent while a child is at school? The school nurse will call you if your child:

-is injured at school and needs follow up at home

-has a fever, vomits, or has diarrhea

-has an injury involving the neck or head

-missing health forms

-requests for the school nurse to call you

Can the school nurse give my child Tylenol or ibuprofen if he/she needs it during the school day?
Only if there is a Medication Authorization Form signed by a parent and physician on file, and your student has a stock of the medication kept in the nurse's office.  This form can be found on the district website. Then the nurse can give the medication whenever the student needs it.

My child needs to be excused from PE class. Can I write an excuse note?
If a student cannot participate in PE we need a doctor's note with their restrictions listed. If it is a temporary reason, please contact Nurse Hannah.

Can my child use the elevator at school?
Doctors notes that specify the need for use of the elevator are required for elevator usage.

I am going out of town. Who needs to know? 
The nurse needs a written note or email stating who to contact in case your child gets sick or injured while you are away.

My child got sent home sick from school, what now? 
Kids sent home with fever (>100.4, vomiting, or diarrhea), need to be fever/vomiting/diarrhea FREE for 24 hours without the use of medication before returning to school.

My phone number changed, does that matter? 
Yes! The nurse and school office need to have updated phone numbers for parents, guardians, and emergency contacts so that we can reach you during school hours.

My student carries their own inhaler/Epi pen, do I need to tell the school? 
The nurse needs to be made aware of any and all health needs, diagnoses, and medications.